Books
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Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing
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Publication Date: 2017 -
Researching Creative Writing
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In this learned but practical book, Jen Webb shows how 'research practices can invigorate writing; creative practices can invigorate research; and - if properly organised and managed - creative writing can operate as a mode of knowledge generation, a way of exploring problems and answering questions that matter in our current context'. Researching creative writing enables writer-researchers to craft a toolkit that will help them produce better creative work and more rigorous research work. Contents: Abstract; 1 Chapter 1: An introduction - What is research?; PART 1: Designing the research; Chapter 2 - Finding a project; Chapter 3 - The epistemological preliminaries; Chapter 4 - The craft of research; PART 2: Doing research; Chapter 5 - Writing as research; Chapter 6 - Research and other people; Chapter 7 - Research and the environment; PART 3: From materials to the published work; Chapter 8 - Managing the material; Chapter 9 - Writing and telling; Acknowledgements; References; Glossary of key terms; Index
Publication Date: 2015 -
Research Strategies for a Digital Age
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Call Number: ZA3075 .T46 2013
Library Guides
Librarians have put together a variety of guides on different subjects to help students with their research. If the background research for your creative writing piece falls under an area covered by one of these guides, they are great places to see what resources the library has on those subjects!
Find the Subject Guides at this link.
Reference Sources
Do background research for your projects or find information on literary terms, authors, and more.
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Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia content plus multimedia, timelines, world data analyst, country comparison, and the Britannica blog.
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Britannica Original Sources This link opens in a new window
A compilation of more than 420,000 primary source documents, complete books, and authentic images across a variety of subject areas. Includes close reading strategies for connecting with historical texts and primary source documents.
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Gale ebooks This link opens in a new windowSearch thousands of electronic reference books on every subject from leading publishers. Search all titles simultaneously or browse titles by collection.
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Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary This link opens in a new window
An authoritative source of information on the English language. Includes up-to-date information, definitions, and usage notes.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new windowA leading provider of digital humanities and social science content. Offers full-text versions of scholarly journals and books from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies.